Evaluation of soil moisture in the Florida State University climate model-National Center for Atmospheric Research community land model (FSU-CLM) using two reanalyses (R2 and ERA40) and in situ observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Boisserie, Marie ^a   Shin, D W ^a   LaRow, T E ^a   Cocke, S ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; MODELS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SOILS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANNUAL CYCLE; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745249949     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006446     Document Type: Article

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